Lucca joined up with Small Vineyards and Garden Fever to host the Second Annual Tomato Supper to benefit the non-profit Growing Gardens. After a cool summer, Mother Nature finally warmed up some so I could get 270 pounds of tomatoes from 5 local farms. I managed to throw in a few cherry tomatoes and basil from my back yard as well.

Everyone enjoyed themselves and left with full bellies. The food was fantastic and epitomized summer. The wine poured was from the some of the wineries I will be visiting in Italy in the next few weeks: Perazetta, Podere Ciona and Antonio Sanguineti.

Expect to hear more about my upcoming travels as I eat and drink my way around Tuscany. Meanwhile, I'm off to figure out what to do with 120 pounds of leftover tomatoes.